Jan Jakob Tønseth


Jan Jakob Tønseth was a Norwegian author, poet and translator.
Tønseth debuted as a poet with the poetry collection Kimærer in 1971, when he was only 24 years of age. He achieved broad recognition as a novelist with his trilogy about the ex-communist Hilmar Iversen, Et vennskap and Resignasjon og portvin ). Tønseth was a member of Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature.

Poetry